Olive and pickle fork.



F. I, JOHNSON. OLIVE AND PICKLE PORK. APPLIOATION FILED 1320.26, 1907.

902,661, Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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OF BARRINGTON, RHODE XSLAND.

FREDERICK l. JOHNSON,

OLIVE AND PICKLE FORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

26, 1.907. Serial No. @8,030.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

To all wil/m it may concern.'

lie .it known that l, Fiunniurok l. JOHN- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Barrington, in the county of Bristol and State of Rhode island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Olive and Pickle Forks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The object of this invention is to produce a domestic inutilement of simple and inexpensive construction that is more particularly adapted to bc inserted into bottles, jars, or li te receptacles, to facilitate the removal of olives, pickles, and the like, from the preserving` liquid contained therein.

n essential feature of this invention is the lazy-tongs construction through which the forks are opened and closed, and another practical feature of construction is that the shank is stamped out of one piece of fiat stock and left open practically throughout its length so that the device may be readily cleaned after using.

Vith these and other objects in invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the app ended claims.

in the accompanying` drawings: Figure 1-is a front elevation of the device showing a hand in perspective, in position to operate the same. TEig. Z-is a of the fork end of the device, the upper part being removed. Fig. Bris a view of tie shank member showing its shape as it is cut from the sheet of flat stock. Fig. ishows this body member as being bent up into position to receive the push rod. Fig. -is a view of the push rod blank as it is cut from the flat stock. Fig. 6-shows said rod formed at its end to receive the pressure of the thumb.

Referring to the drawings at 1 is the body which is preferably blanked out of sheet stock, having two laterally extending ears 2*'2 at its upper end, and on these ears is a pair of upwardly extending narrow strips or members 3-3 Near the lower end of this body portion is another pair of ears 4wd, extending laterally therefrom, ln bending this blank thus formed into the desired shape the ears Qf-Z and Lt-lf are meet, as shown in the peruntil the ends Fig. e, forming the upper spective view 1n veiw, the l side elevation first i push rod turned straight upwards and then inward tock with the thumb piece and lower guide eyes in the shank through which the push rod is adapted to slide.

The thin strips or members 3-3 are new bent around and their ends carried back against the edges of the body portion, forniing loops for the reception of the fingers of' the hand that operates the device. J ust below the eye et the body portion is depressed or bent outward slightly as at 6 so as to receive the inner connecting link.

rlhe push rod 7 is preferably blanked out of fiat stock and provided with a Tshaped head 8 at its upper end, and a pivot eye 9 at its lower end.

rThe next operation is to turn this T-head over at right angles and then bend the same slightly into a concaved form, as illustrated in Fig. 6, to receive the thumb of the operating hand.

A. pair of miniature forks or jaws 10-1O preferably blanked out of sheet stock are provided having a plurality of downwardly extending tines 11-11, each fork being provided with an upwardly extending shank 12-12, which shanks -are twisted or turned at right angles and their flat sides crossed and pivoted together at 13 through the eye 5 in the lower end of the shank. T he upper ends of these crossed shanks are pivotally connected through the links la and 15 to the lower end 16 of the push rod 7. By the use of these connections a lazy-tongs effect is obtained, the action of which causes said forks to open and close, by the endwise movement of the push rod.

An open coil spring 17 is designed to rest at one end against the upper end of the body portion 1, while its opposite end acts on the underside of the thumb piece 8, whereby the push rod is pressed upward to normally hold the forks in their closed position.

My above described implement is adapted for various domestic and other uses, and in its application thereto the length ,of the body, as well as the tines or prongs of the forks, may be changed to accommodate the purpose for which it is to be used.

A n essential feature of the device is the construction whereby the body portion may be blanked outof sheet stock and completely formed all in one piece, thus reducing the cost of construction to a minimum. The may also be blanked out of sheet formed integral therewith at its upper end, or the same may be formed of a round rod, if desired.

sequently bent into'the form desired, a pair of forks or jaws constructed of sheet stock, a shank on each jaw bent or twisted at right l angles thereto, both being' pivoted together and also to the lower end of the body portion, said Shanks extending at an angle across each other each onto the side opposite its jaw, a link member pivotally connecting the end of each shank to the lower end of the push rod forming a lazy-tongs connection, and a spring acting on said rod for holding said jaws normally closed.

In a device of the .character described, a push rod, a body portion constructed of sheet metal and having guides at its upper and lower ends through which said push rod may 'i nger engaging members Another feature of the invention is the lazy-tongs construction whereby a very shortk j movement of the push rod will serve to open j the forks or jaws to their fullest extent,

ply removing the pressure of the thumb from the upper end of the push rod.

The device is extremelyV neat and inexpensive in its construction, also practical and eflicient in its operation.

laving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a device of the character described, a push rod, a body portion constructed of sheet met-al and having ears integral therewith adapted to be bent up to form guide eyes at its upper and lower ends through which said push rod may slide, a pair of forks or jaws, a shank on each jaw, both being pivoted together and also to the lower end of the body portion, said shanks extending at an angle across each other each onto the side opposite its jaw, a link member pivotally connecting' the end of each shank to the lower end of the push rod forming a lazy-tongs connection, and a spring acting on said rod for holding said jaws normally closed.

2. ln a device ofthe character described, a push rod, a body portion constructed of sheet metal and having ears integrall therewith slide, a pair of formed integral with said body portion, said members being adapted to be bent into the form desired to receive the lingers of the operator, a pair of forks or aws constructed of sheet stock, a shank on each jaw bent or twisted at right angles thereto, both being pivoted together and also to the lower end of the angle across each other,

a link member pivota y connecting the end shank to the FREDERICK i. JoHNsoN.

its upper and lower ends through which said push rod may slide, a pair of finger engaging members formed integral with said upper ears, said members being adapted to be subbody portion, said shanks extending at an A 

